Water

Una comisión parlamentaria toma la medida inusual de declarar su falta de confianza en los ejecutivos de la empresa de servicios públicos. Los parlamentarios han acusado a la dirección de South East Water de incompetencia por los repetidos cortes de agua que afectaron a decenas de miles de clientes, y han expresado su falta de confianza en su capacidad para reformar la empresa. Parlamentarios de todo el espectro político afirmaron que David Hinton, director ejecutivo de SEW, y la junta directiva operaban bajo una cultura de falta de rendición de cuentas en la empresa, que suministra agua potable a 2,3 millones de clientes en Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey y Sussex. Continuar leyendo...

• El consumo de cocaína también alcanza niveles récord, según muestran las cifras de la Comisión Australiana de Inteligencia Criminal • Reciba nuestro correo electrónico de noticias de última hora, aplicación gratuita o podcast diario de noticias • El consumo de metanfetamina en Australia casi se ha duplicado en la última década y los estimulantes se están consumiendo en niveles récord, según revela el nuevo monitoreo de aguas residuales.

• North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, prompting immediate condemnation from Seoul and Washington amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. • South Korea's military detected at least three missile launches, with analysts assessing the tests as part of Pyongyang's ongoing weapons development program. • The U.S. State Department condemned the launches as destabilizing and reiterated its commitment to defending South Korea and Japan through extended deterrence.

• Environmental Working Group study finds 20% of Americans used systems with elevated nitrate levels from 2021-2023 data. • Nitrate poses health risks including cancer and developmental issues in contaminated supplies. • Affects millions nationwide, urging stricter regulations and testing.

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exacerbating severe shortages of clean water that are fuelling the spread of preventable disease.Israeli limits on the shipment of soap, washing powder and other hygiene products into Gaza have also forced prices up, adding to the challenge of keeping clean and avoiding infection in overcrowded shelters and tent encampments. Continue reading...

Pair, believed to be mother and son, recovered from water but died at scene in Elthorne Park, Ealing A woman and her young child have died after getting into “difficulty” in the water at a west London park, police said.Police were called to Elthorne Park in Ealing just before 4.30pm on Saturday, where a woman and child were recovered from the water, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

• Egypt has convened an emergency regional summit with Ethiopia, Sudan, and other Nile Basin nations to address water allocation disputes intensified by Sudan's ongoing civil war and dam infrastructure threats. • The summit, held in Cairo on Friday, focused on protecting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Blue Nile water flows during heightened regional conflict; negotiations remain deadlocked. • US officials are monitoring the summit closely, concerned that water scarcity could fuel refugee crises across the Horn of Africa and destabilize a critical US partner region.